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Strategies and information so you can live long and live well.
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wTuesday, May 04, 2004 |
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Calorie Restriction Gaining Followers
Despite the recent passing of Roy Walford (from Lou Gehrig's Disease). Many are reducing calories while maintaining high nutrition in hopes of extending their lives.
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Joe Townend at 5:31 AM
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wThursday, April 08, 2004 |
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Ask what makes you come alive
New magazine Worthwhile by Anita Sharpe quotes civil rights activist Howard Thurman who said: "Do not ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive. For what the world needs is more people who have come alive."
via Future Now
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Breakthrough in magnetic motors
Kohei Minato and the Japan Magnetic Fan Company
A maverick inventor's breakthrough electric motor uses permanent magnets to make power -- and has investors salivating.
Link courtesy of Jeremy Lyon at Futurismic
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Joe Townend at 7:23 AM
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wFriday, March 19, 2004 |
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Pessimism Can't Keep Music Down
Wired News: "Despite what you may hear from the major record labels, music isn't dead yet. In fact, folks at the South by Southwest conference say it's alive and kicking. Katie Dean reports from Austin, Texas."
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Joe Townend at 12:44 PM
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Sparklines
Sparklines are word-sized graphics that compress a lot of info into a small area.
Link courtesy of Evan Williams
www.evhead.com/
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Smart devices make us think they're alive
"I'm increasingly convinced that, as networks of smart objects permeate our environment, people's attitudes toward technology will become more animist. In other words, we'll start to anthropomorphize our stuff."
- Mike Kuniavsky
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wSaturday, March 13, 2004 |
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GE purchase boosts solar energy prospects
New York Times article (requires free registration). GE expands presence in solar industry and lends some corporate muscle to the growing field. Still a niche technology that's far away from mass adoption for industrial or residential uses, solar power is still advancing through research and testing. Most of the successes thus far have been in specialty areas like oil drilling platforms, portable traffic displays and such.
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Joe Townend at 4:01 AM
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